[pchelpers] News:Spammers trash anti-money laundering site

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Iain Thomson, vnunet.com 12 Oct 2007


One of the most useful websites on the internet for tackling illegal
money laundering has been brought down by hackers.

UK site Bobbear.co.uk acts as a resource for those trying to stop money
laundering online.

The site keeps a database of phoney job adverts used to recruit money
mules, who transfer funds through their bank accounts in exchange for a
percentage of the funds passed.

Many of the sites advertising these jobs are extremely plausible and may
use the names of real companies to advertise jobs, usually billed as a
'country agent' or 'representative'.

Those who sign up usually do so unwittingly but can find themselves
facing bigger penalties than those who steal the money in the first
place.

More here:
http://www.activehome.co.uk/vnunet/news/2201110/spammers-money-laundering-site
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